Theodore Havermeyer Northrup (1866–1919) composed one of the earliest
rags, "Louisiana Rag", in 1897. The
Thompson Music Company of Chicago in November, 1897 stated in a promo ad that it was "composed by Theo H. Northrup, the greatest living ragtime pianist. This piece has made an instantaneous hit and has become a great favorite everywhere." His other compositions in 1897 included "A Night on the Levee" and "Savannah Jubilee".
Compositions
Avon Waltzes (1887)
La Tosca Waltzes (1889)
1890
Just Ten
1891
All the Go
Two Happy Coons
The Moon's Pale Light is Beaming
1892
In the Ball Room: Schottische
The Possum Patrol
The Tennis Mazurka
Dancing Waves
Irene Slumbers, with W. Hill
Turn Texas Loose, with C. C. DeZouche
1893
The Angelus Bell
Dolores
In Lover's Lane, with E. Field
The Flower Gardener Waltzes
I'm A Sport
1894
Carrie and Her Wheel
A Kiss at Home
The Waif on the Street
Regret
The Golden Gate Brigade: March
The Loreley
1895
The Golden Treasury of Music from the World's Famous Composers, compilation and arrangement
Eaoline, with Louie Blosser
Papa, Be Good to Mama
Trilby
Pat Wiley's Old Back Stoop, with William Lewis Elliot
One Night, with Lawrence Oxenford
Years Ago
My Heart's Desire
The Sweetest Girl in Town
1896
My Eileen
The Anvil of Blacksmith John
It Is Better to Have Loved and Lost Than Ne'er to Have Loved at All, with Walter M. Auerbach
The Palms
Down in Maiden Lane, with Colin C. Hamand
I Love You So
Over The Fence Sweet Polly
1897
Ben Harney's Ragtime Instructor, as arranger
Savannah Jubilee Schottische
A Night On The Levee
Louisiana Rag (Pas Ma La)
Only a Pair of Worn-Out Shoes, with William Fisher
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Plantation Echoes
Susanna from Savannah, with George Evans
1898
Happy Hannah
On the Bayou
1899
I Cert'nly Was a Very Busy Man
My Dearest Girl
Virginia Capers
After What He Done To Me, with Nellie Smith Ravell